..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative importance of systemic hypercoagulability, preexisting and acquired risk factors, and specific injury patterns in the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after injury...

..Venous injuries are similarly under-reported and the true incidence is unknown. Current recommendations include repair of injuries to the major proximal veins. If repair not safe or possible, ligation should be performed...

..Therefore, if therapy is based on guidelines derived from clinical trials, there are few indications for the noninvasive follow-up of DVT during anticoagulant treatment in the absence of new symptoms...

A survey of physicians' knowledge and management of venous thromboembolism

Brenda K ZierlerDepartment of Biobehavioral Nursing, University of Washington School of Nursing and School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USAVasc Endovascular Surg 36:367-75. 2002

..This survey of physicians demonstrated a lack of basic knowledge regarding lower extremity venous anatomy, charges for the different diagnostic tests used to diagnose VTE, and, most importantly, current treatment standards for VTE...

..To describe the precise anatomical location and extent of injury (based on angiography) in a series of patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) and evaluate the findings relative to the potential for endograft repair...

..This entire area is undergoing rapid evolution, and the approaches that have been standard for decades soon will be supplanted. Ultimately, however, the most important assessment is made at the bedside by the clinician...

Increasing awareness about venous disease: The American Venous Forum expands the National Venous Screening Program